Mason Jar Lid Ornaments

Mason Jar Lid Ornaments!

Are you ready for the easiest and cutest ornament tutorial? Mason Jar Lid Ornaments is just that! That’s right! I said ornaments made from mason jar lids.

I am a super mason jar nut and have tons of them laying around my house. Of course that means tons of lids are also laying around, begging me to craft with them! Well that’s exactly what I did! But, what could I do with them that would be quick, easy and that I could use what I have around my house?

Ornaments of course!

After digging through my disaster of a craft closet I settled on making Christmas ornaments with them, seeing how it is Christmas time right now. Now that I had decided to make Christmas ornaments with them I had to figure out what kind. Oy….more decisions to make! Digging through my closet I found I had red, white and green textured cardstock, as well as white yarn and mini red glitter foam balls. So…what I could I make with these items? A Santa and Holly Wreath ornament!

These ornaments are so easy to make that I did not take pictures of each step like I normally do. Below I will list all supplies you need for both but, then will divide instructions up for each ornament.

Ornament Supply List:

– Mason Jar Lids {as many as you plan on making}

– Santa’s Nose {I used a cork}

– White Fuzzy Yarn

-Twine Pieces {2}

– Red, White, Green, and Cream Color Textured Cardstock { # of sheets will depend on how many are being made}

– Red/Gold Glitter Foam Balls

– Hot Glue Gun/ Sticks

-Pencil

– Scissors

– Christmas Themed Fabric or Ribbon

Santa Claus Gnome Instructions:

First things first! This was supposed to be Santa Claus! You know…his face…where you see his cute lil’ eyes, rosy cheeks and sweet li’ nose… Well, I messed those “cute lil’ eyes” up so…I jumped on the gnome wagon. Wa-Lah ! A Santa Gnome!

– See in the picture my cream color cardstock with a lid and pencil on it? Trace around the lid and cut it out. That’s his face. Even though his face will be covered you want this piece so you have something to glue his beard to. Next, carefully place hot glue around the inside of the ring and place his face in there.

– Cut quite a few pieces of your white yarn, making some longer than others. Once you have a good handful tie them in the middle with another piece of yarn and set aside for now.

– Lets work on his hat now. I cut my Santa’s hat using my Silhouette Cameo 3. Don’t have one? No problem! Before I got mine I would search for the image I needed on the internet and then trace it lightly onto paper, cut that out and retrace it onto my project paper. You do what you gotta do right? Right!

– After you have cut your hat out, then cut out what would the “fur” around the base of his hat and the ball at the end. Hot glue your 3 pieces together, then glue your hat to the front of your lid.

– Lastly, remember that bushy beard? Well, hot glue that right under his hat and add your nose. If you use a cork like I did, I cut a piece off for his nose. Hot glue your twine to the back of his hat for hanging on the tree!

Seriously how cute is this face?!

Holly Jolly Wreath Instructions:

– You can use the same technique mentioned above for making your holly leaves if you do not have a Cameo. Make sure you make quite a few leaves and in different sizes.

– Once you have made your leaves hot glue them around your lid, leaving a space at the top for your bow.

– Hot glue 3 red glitter foam ball around the leaves like in the picture.

– Tie your fabric or ribbon in a bow and hot glue to the top of your wreath.

– Attach your twine so you can hang it on the tree and that’s it!

These are just two examples of fun and easy projects you can make!

Want more fun and easy Christmas projects? Then be sure to check out my Christmas section under Holiday Crafts on the Home Page.